Local control of federal bicycle and pedestrian funding means state advocates and support will be more important that ever. Summit attendees at the “How to Save Cycling at the State Level” session learned about successful state advocacy and ways to work with their governor, legislature, and agency staff to continue investing in bicycling and walking.

Maybe you're here with us in Washington, D.C., at the 2012 National Bike Summit. Maybe you weren't able to make it — but you still want to be involved.
Either way, make sure Congress hears bicyclists' voices loud and clear today.

The National Bike Summit is certainly centered around the ask. We gather in Washington, D.C., so we can meet our members of Congress face-to-face and tell them how important bicycling is to us and our communities. But the Summit is also a chance to meet and connect with bike advocates, enthusiasts and officials of all stripes.

Standing-room only crowds attended three National Bike Summit panel sessions called, “I Bike, I Vote: Here’s My Ask,” to hear about the official Summit request of Congress and learn how to build relationships with Congressional staffers.

Will Generation Y be known as the Bicycle Boomers? If you ride the streets of Washington, D.C., where young professionals socialize at stoplights on their Capital Bikeshare commute home, you might think so. If you read the studies that suggest the upcoming generation is driving less than their parents — as a proactive lifestyle choice — you'd certainly think so.